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1. Attack oclock: A string of attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank Thursday have pushed tensions simmering just below the surface into full view, raising fears of a fresh wave of violence. Times of Israels Judah Ari Gross gives a good round-up of w…

Israeli soldiers take aim at Palestinian protesters during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron. (AP pic) JERUSALEM: At least two Palestinians were killed in the occupied West Bank and 16 Israelis were hurt on Thursday in a surge of violence that erupted …

Maureen Clare MurphyRights and Accountability6 February 2020 Palestinian police carry the body of their colleague Tariq Badwan, killed by Israeli soldiers, during his funeral in the West Bank city of Jenin on 6 February. Shadi Jarar’ahAPA images Israeli oc…

A week into the official unveiling of the Trump Administrations Deal of the Century, there is no lack of analysis of how this vision for peace to prosperity legitimizes Israels numerous crimes, while fulfilling the countrys aspirations for acceptance into the…

At least three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces between Wednesday and Thursday, as tensions across the West Bank continued to rise in the wake of the release of US President Donald Trumps peace plan for the region. The first Palestinian to be kille…

Alex Odeh was born in 1944 in British Mandate Palestine to a Christian family in the West Bank village of Jifna, near Ramallah, just four years before the founding of Israel. He immigrated in 1972 to the United States, where he became a spokesperson for the…

Gaza Palestinian child dies from serious wounds he suffered in October 2019 IMEMC 31 Jan — Palestinian medical sources have reported that a child died, Friday, from serious wounds he suffered in mid-October of 2019, after Israeli soldiers shot in southern Gaza. The sources said the child, Ala’ Hani al-Abbassi,…

By Jonathan Cook Much of Donald Trump’s long-trailed “deal of the century” came as no surprise. Over the past 18 months Israeli officials had leaked many of its details. The so-called “Vision for Peace” unveiled on 28 January simply confirmed that the US government has publicly adopted the long-running consensus…

Much of Donald Trump’s long-trailed “deal of the century” came as no surprise. Over the past 18 months, Israeli officials had leaked many of its details. The so-called “Vision for Peace” unveiled on Tuesday simply confirmed that the US government has publicly adopted the long-running consensus in Israel: that it…

Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Much of Donald Trump’s long-trailed “deal of the century” came as no surprise. Over the past 18 months, Israeli officials had leaked many of its details. The so-called “Vision for Peace” unveiled on Tuesday simply confirmed that the US government has publicly…